Police continue search for convicted felon

Basehor police continue to search for a man who allegedly kicked in the door to the apartment he shared with his pregnant wife, waving a gun.

In connection with that incident, Kirtis Shane Davenport, 25, was charged with two felonies, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and aggravated assault, as well as a misdemeanor charge of criminal damage to property.

The charges stem from an incident on Nov. 12. In a conversation later with a police detective, Davenport admitted kicking in the door and having the gun. Basehor police Chief Terry Horner said Davenport, who has served six years in prison, told the detective he wouldn't return to jail.

Last week, Davenport apparently picked up his last paycheck at a Kansas City, Kan., businesses, where he had worked until Nov. 6. Employees there tried to call 911, but were unsuccessful because of a problem with the emergency system in Kansas City, Kan., according to Detective Lloyd Martley.

"He slipped through our fingers because of a glitch in the system," Martley said. ''... He got lucky on that one. Had he not, we would have had him, right then and there."